False Accusations

"...in return." The circle of evil is too neatly broken in this little fable. What you call stretching reality,..."

March 21, 1997 Column

Countdown, 2001

"...which is staffed by Barton Springs lifeguards on summer weekends. The Barton-experienced supervising head guard placed one guard in..."

March 14, 1997 Column

Postmarks

Contradictions Exposed

"...policy is about people! It affects people's lives! Roberts' outspoken homophobia makes my life -- as well as scores..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Column

Reissues

"...the mid-Fifties. Either set is required blues listening, and taken together they constitute an indispensable part of any blues..."

July 28, 1995 Music Feature

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...young woman trying to find her place in evangelical Kentucky...."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

November 8 Election Endorsements

All our endorsements collected on one easy-to-print page

"...Zwiener HD46: Sheryl Cole HD47: Vikki Goodwin HD48: Donna Howard HD49: Gina Hinojosa HD50: James Talarico HD51: Lulu Flores..."

Oct. 20, 2022 News Post

Chronicle Endorsements for 2022 Travis County Elections

Our picks for state and local races

"...use policy and practice is still weak, obsolete, and broken, not just creating suboptimal outcomes as in the Nineties..."

Oct. 21, 2022 News Feature by the News Staff

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...the dive bar to the polished dance hall of Ken Burns' Country Music on PBS. As expected from the..."

May 7, 2021 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...Schilling, Bryn Vale, Brian Tyree Henry, Jessie Ennis, Blair Beeken, Matt Walsh, Allison Tolman, Eric Edelstein, Kate McKinnon, Fabrizio..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Headlines

"...by a unanimous vote from Council on Tuesday over Howard Lazarus...."

Dec. 22, 2017 News Feature

2018 Primary Election Filing Time

And the candidates are ...

"...District 17 R: Bill Flores D: Dale Mantey, Rick Kennedy..."

Dec. 15, 2017 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Double Nickelodeons on the Dime

Plenty of opportunities to catch some classic films

"...this, if you will. The AFS Cinema reopens this weekend with double the screens and programming than were offered..."

May 26, 2017 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...Cast: Francesca Eastwood, Clifton Collins Jr, Peter Vack, Leah Mckendrick, Marlon Young, David Sullivan, Michael Welch (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

Last year's unseen genre gems to add to your must-see list

"...loss is a shadowy twin to Dr. Strange. Sophia Howard (Catherine Walker) and Joseph Solomon (Steve Oram, Sightseers) play..."

Jan. 1, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Headlines

"...after a reversing truck collided with a motorcycle on Howard Lane...."

Jan. 8, 2016 News Feature

Top 10 Quotes of the Week

"...Craig McDonald of Texans for Public Jus­tice, on AG Ken Paxton's three felony indictments (Aug. 7)..."

Jan. 1, 2016 News Feature

Shortchanged

A lot of belt tightening and creative thinking make getting by with low dollars possible for AISD

"...House Public Education Committee – including Republicans Dan Huberty, Ken King, and Marsha Farney, and Democrats Alma Allen and..."

Sept. 4, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Newest in Trustees

AISD swearing-in suggests both comity and dissension

"...vacated her At-Large Position 9 seat in favor of Kendall Pace. The only re-elected incumbent was District 7's Robert..."

Jan. 9, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The State of Texas: "Pro-life, Pro-guns, Anti-Obama"

"...ATTORNEY GENERAL Ken Paxton (R): 87,150 (33.08%) / 2,727,568 (58.8%) Sam Houston..."

Nov. 7, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin and the 7-10 Split

Candidates in west and west-central districts find common cause

"...In many conversations over the years Education Austin President Ken Zarifis has observed that Burnet Middle School, in the..."

July 22, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Death Rattle Shakes

A case of "Rigor Mortis," and we pay our dues at the 'Death Spa'

"...the best bits of '80s protocyberhorror EvilSpeak (sans Clint Howard) mixed with the worst bit of John Travolta's tedious..."

July 13, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

LoneStarCon 3: The Hugos

Who took home the prizes for best sf/fantasy of the year?

"...Best Short Story: "Mono no aware" by Ken Liu (The Future Is Japanese, VIZ Media LLC)..."

Sept. 3, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

SXSW: Jeff Daniel Phillips Fears 'The Lords of Salem'

How a caveman walked with a Zombie

"...Halloween II, where Phillips had a brief scene as Howard Boggs, a bouncer stomped to death by Michael Myers...."

March 11, 2013 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

DVD Watch

'Sunday Bloody Sunday'

"...in love (a year after her starring role in Ken Russell’s Women in Love), but self-aware enough to know..."

Oct. 23, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Partisan

"...5, Texas State Prof. Rebecca Bell-Metereau (D) challenges incumbent Ken Mercer (R), a frank educational reactionary; also in the..."

Oct. 19, 2012 News Feature

ACCESS News Back on the Air

Innovative news program for Austin's deaf community

"...the brainchild of Dvorah Ben-Moshe and her business partner Ken Hurley, who strive to ensure that Austin's deaf and..."

Sept. 17, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Bedside Manner: Return to Bed Station Alpha

Comics, all systems go

"...Gaiman’s American Gods is, because that is well-mapped territory. Ken Kesey’s Sometimes a Great Notion is another novel I..."

Dec. 12, 2011 Books Post by Jason Stout

SBOE Map Dilutes Austin Vote

Proposed State Board of Education boundaries would still deflect local influence

"...change in Travis County was to make Democrat Donna Howard's District 48 more urban and Repub­lican Paul Workman's District..."

May 6, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Public Ed's Future Hangs in Balance

It's Teacher Appreciation Week, but you'd never know it at the Lege

"...on May 3, and before that, Education Austin co-President Ken Zarifis said he hoped school principals will become more..."

May 6, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The GOP's New Crowded House

They carry more weight, but is it muscle or fat?

"...recount victory by 12 votes of Austin Rep. Donna Howard could keep them safe – see "Repub­licans Denied a..."

Dec. 17, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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